now; soon; already; yet; further; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to annoy; to cause trouble
master thief; notorious robber
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
prize money; monetary award; reward
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base